Individual and group peer support for men who have experienced sexual, physical and psychological trauma. Groups are open to men after they have met a peer support facilitator for one to one meetings. Call David Passell on 021 174 9252 or 09 889 2553, email manager@betterblokes.org.nz

victims

CNN: Chester Bennington's life may help male sex abuse victims speak up. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwvY_wwzU
For far too long, boys and men who have been sexually abused or assaulted have been overlooked, neglected, minimized or stigmatized by society and, at times, by the health care community. It's time for that disregard to stop.
One

https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/rape-victims-may-unable-fight-back-due-temporary-paralysis-164412407.html
Of the 298 women, 70 percent reported significant tonic immobility and 48 percent reported extreme tonic immobility during the sexual assault they had experienced. And among the 189 women who were evaluated six months after their assault, 38.1 percent had developed PTSD and 22.2 percent had developed severe depression. Furthermore,

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/93130480/violence-abuse-prevalent-in-teenage-relationships-across-new-zealand
One in five girls and nearly one in 10 boys have experienced unwanted sexual contact, prompting calls for communities to take action to help stop violence in teen relationships.
Research from the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse has found 20 per cent of female and 9 per cent of male secondary

Police are attempting to debunk myths around reporting sexual assault, using new online videos.
The 10 brief videos show step-by-step what victims can expect from the police, as well as defining consent and types of sexual assault.
https://youtu.be/vmZXlsq8W8Q